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Walmer Castle and Gardens visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Walmer Castle and Gardens is a Tudor artillery fort converted into an elegant stately home, set in eight acres of award-winning gardens on the Kent coast, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This…

Bentheim Castle in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Bentheim Castle, Bad Bentheim: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Bentheim Castle (Burg Bentheim) is an early medieval hill castle set above the town of Bad Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Built from local sandstone, it is the largest hilltop castle in northwestern Germany. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or…

Portchester Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Portchester Castle is a Roman fort, Norman castle, and medieval royal palace on the shore of Portsmouth Harbour in Portchester, Hampshire, managed by English Heritage. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last…

Château de Maisons, Maisons-Laffitte: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Château de Maisons is a 17th-century masterpiece of French classical architecture designed by François Mansart, located in the commune of Maisons-Laffitte in the Yvelines department of France. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide…

The Chateau de Vincennes in Paris, France.

Château de Vincennes: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Château de Vincennes is a preserved medieval fortress and former royal residence situated in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. To skip the detail and book your…

Chateau de Compiègne in Compiègne, France.

Château de Compiègne, Compiègne: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Château de Compiègne is a neoclassical former royal and imperial residence situated in the town of Compiègne in the Hauts-de-France region of France. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in…

Chateau de Pierrefonds near Compiegne, France.

Château de Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Château de Pierrefonds is a restored medieval fortress situated in the commune of Pierrefonds, overlooking the forest of Compiègne in the Hauts-de-France region of France. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. To skip the…

Nottingham Castle in Nottingham, England.

Nottingham Castle, Nottingham: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Nottingham Castle is a historic museum and art gallery housed within a 17th-century ducal palace, situated on a prominent rock overlooking the city of Nottingham. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in…

Tantallon Castle in East Lothian, Scotland.

Tantallon Castle, North Berwick: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress situated on a clifftop near North Berwick, East Lothian. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in March 2026 to reflect the ongoing safety restrictions preventing…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens near Morpeth in Northumberland.

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens is a three-part historic estate — comprising a Greek Revival mansion, a 14th-century medieval castle, and 30 acres of Grade I listed gardens — near the village of Belsay in Northumberland. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and…